There will never be another civil war. There will be pockets of resistance, and they will be crushed.
I am confident it will occur in my lifetime.
Correct. The only way that the Federal leviathan can ever be as our Founders intended is for some big event to occur that will compel the several States to undertake Constitutional action to eliminate much of the Federal government in short order.
We can never "legislate" our way back to Liberty and limited government.
My reading of history says that Liberty is never attained over an extended time (decades rollback of govt), but only within a short time period (few years max).
What the big event is that will allow the flowering of Liberty is unknown at this time.
I believe within 12 years the event will happen -- let's pray the path is taken to Liberty and not a totalitarian dictatorship.